''Ascalaphus'' is a genus of
owlfly
Ascalaphidae is a family of insects in the order Neuroptera, commonly called owlflies; there are some 450 extant species. They are fast-flying crepuscular or diurnal predators of other flying insects, and have large bulging eyes and strongly k ...
belonging to the tribe
Ascalaphini
Ascalaphini is the type subfamily of the neuropteran owlfly family. Most species are found in the tropics. Their characteristic apomorphy , shared with the Ululodini, is the ridge which divides each of their large compound eyes; both groups are t ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Africa and Asia.
Species
There are around 23 valid species in this genus:
* ''
Ascalaphus abdominalis''
(Kimmins, 1949)
* ''
Ascalaphus aethiopicus''
(Kimmins, 1949)
* ''
Ascalaphus africanus''
(McLachlan, 1871)
* ''
Ascalaphus barbarus''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Ascalaphus bilineatus''
(Kolbe, 1897)
* ''
Ascalaphus clavicornis''
Lichtenstein, 1796
* ''
Ascalaphus dicax''
Walker, 1853
* ''
Ascalaphus festivus''
(Rambur, 1842)
* ''
Ascalaphus libelluloides''
van der Weele, 1909
* ''
Ascalaphus lloydi''
(Kimmins, 1949)
* ''
Ascalaphus longistigma''
(McLachlan, 1871)
* ''
Ascalaphus minutus
The name Ascalaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος ''Askalaphos'') is shared by two people in Greek mythology:
* Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne.
* Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche.Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.518
Notes
Referen ...
''
Tjeder, 1986
* ''
Ascalaphus pallidulus''
Prost, 2013
* ''
Ascalaphus placidus
The name Ascalaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος ''Askalaphos'') is shared by two people in Greek mythology:
* Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne.
* Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche.Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.518
Notes
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''
(Gerstaecker, 1894)
* ''
Ascalaphus procax
The name Ascalaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος ''Askalaphos'') is shared by two people in Greek mythology:
* Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne.
* Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche.Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.518
Notes
Referen ...
''
Walker, 1853
* ''
Ascalaphus prothoracicus''
(Kimmins, 1949)
* ''
Ascalaphus quadrimaculatus''
Lichtenstein, 1796
* ''
Ascalaphus rougoni''
Prost, 2013
* ''
Ascalaphus rusticus''
Lichtenstein, 1796
* ''
Ascalaphus sinister
''Ascalaphus sinister'' is a species of owlfly from northern India. The thorax
The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, ...
''
Walker, 1853
* ''
Ascalaphus tessellatus
The name Ascalaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος ''Askalaphos'') is shared by two people in Greek mythology:
* Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne.
* Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche.Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.518
Notes
Referen ...
''
Lichtenstein, 1796
* ''
Ascalaphus vitreipennis
The name Ascalaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος ''Askalaphos'') is shared by two people in Greek mythology:
* Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne.
* Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche.Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.518
Notes
References ...
''
Gistel, 1856
* ''
Ascalaphus worthingtoni
The name Ascalaphus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάλαφος ''Askalaphos'') is shared by two people in Greek mythology:
* Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Orphne.
* Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche.Homer, ''Iliad'' 13.518
Notes
References ...
''
(Kimmins, 1949)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1746551
Myrmeleontidae
Neuroptera genera